National Republican., 1887-02-26
Cooperation,

EDITOR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,: Senator STAN
fords bill to encourage corporation among
workingmen deserves the strong words OF
praise that the REPUBLICAN, bestows upon II.
1t meets want profoundly felt by all who
have studied thoroughly or practically at
tempted any system to secure a just distribu-
tion OF the joint results of labor and capital.
All such have felt the need of legislation to
prepare the way. The land is the great hope
Of labor, squeezed as II Is by the remorseess
crush OF competition. But the isolated oceu.
the 81 W odH SRds
not the means TO go where the lands are nor TO
sustain themselves while they break up the
prairie or clear the forest. But thousand
form strong association They could engage
70 locate hundred thousand acres of the pub
lic lands 10 their corporate person; They could
divide their numbers into sections, sending
out each in successlon-the pioneers to clear
or break up land, the builders to erect houses,
and SO on, Meantime the body OF the coonists
could remain working at their old pursuits
and contributing of their means TO their asso-
ciates on the ground. Then, In due time, all
could repair TO their new homes thus pre-.
pared. carrying with them organized society
with all its advantages.
All this has been thought out, and its ade.
quaey to relieve the labor markets Of the east
has been clearly SEEN But up to this Tins
an Industrial association could avail itself of
the benefits of the homestead act.
rms Dill seems to meet the case. If 1t does
not II ought to be SO perfected as 10 do II. II Is
fortunate that so able and experienced q buSi-
ness man as Senator Stanford has been led to
study this matter. With lifelong experience
ana the aid OF the best legal minds of the coun.
Try subject to CALL there Is an assurance that
the new powers granted to industrial associa-
lions are carefully bestowed aud safely guarded.
Both in what II does and in what II suggests This
bill is worthy of study. Coming from one of
the millionaire employers OF labor II holds
out to the eontending hosts the olive branch of
peace and the promise of universal abundance
in The irateFnal union OF labor and capital in
production.
Let US hope that the workingmen will accept
u in this spirit and that capitalists will offer
lheir friendly aid to make its application to
our present needs full success. No measure
OF our lime holds In II greater possibilities Of
GOOD Ihe wage system as y now exists must
has no business here any longer than to give
tine ior It's successor to qualify.
i9raee Greeley said, "Co-operation Is the
name which Is blazened on every banner Of
the hosts OF labor, and to which capital is lift-
ing us hat IN salutatlon. II comes TO us in the
midst of fraternal strife with the promise of a
new and better era of universal peace aud
plenty. Who Will not offer towards IL his
heartfelt prayers and aid it by his best en-
EIet Congress pass this good and benedcent
bill at once, Let 1t hold an extra session To
perfect II II need be, and arrange to aid the
organized workingmen with loans Of money
at nominal rates. 10 loaned money to the
great railroad companies and gave them mil
lions of acres of the peoples land. II loans
three hundred millions To- the national banks
at per cent interest, and relieves them of ali
taxes. Now let IL loan TO cooperative asgO-
Citations Of workingmen what money they
need TO secure houses and start manufactured
Can anyone doubt that this would llft n greot
burden nom the hearts of the millions 10
WhOm HE is struggle for bread! Is there a
jured by III
such government aid is simple Justice to the
WoIkinpmen of America, and would appr1prl.
hlely supplement the Stanford bill, Your